The AVCOI Congress 2012 “Water in insular areas”

The Association of the Indian Ocean towns and communities (AVCOI), which represents around thirty cities and local authorities from Mauritius, Madagascar, the Seychelles and the Reunion Island, is organising its next congress on...> More

Category: Thematic Process, Political Process, Regional Process, Grassroots & citizenship Process

Kick-off Meeting of the 6th World Water Forum

More than 400 people gathered in Paris and Marseille on 3 and 4 June 2010 for the 6th World Water Forum Kick-off meeting. The meeting marked the beginning of a 2-year countdown towards the 6th World Water Forum 2012,...> More

Category: General

Eco-Cities Forum

Friday 3 Décember 2010, Marseilles, France Background Paper of the Kick-off Conférence (english)> More

Category: Political Process

Water and development by Benedito Braga

14 January 2011

17 January 2011 President, International Forum Committee At the beginning of this millennium we face challenges in some parts of the world that were faced by Europeans at the beginning of last millennium....> More


It’s time to share by Loïc Fauchon

15 January 2011

17 January 2011 President of the World Water Council On the long road to water access for all, we are standing at a crossroads. We are now in a world with scarce resources: a world in which the fate of future...> More


Editorial by Nicolas Sarkozy

17 January 2011

17 January 2011 President of the French Republic I am particularly happy that France and Marseille are hosting the 6th World Water Forum in March 2012. It will be a crucial rendez-vous, for access to water is an...> More


Marseille, the World Water Capital by Jean-Claude Gaudin

17 January 2011

Vice-President of the French Senate & Mayor of Marseille As a 26 century-old city of trade with its arms open to the world, Marseille is proud to have been chosen by the Governors of the World Water Council to host the...> More


2nd Stakeholder Consultation Meeting

Opening Session Opening speech of Benedito Braga (english) President of the International Forum Committee Opening speech of Benedito Braga (french) President of the International Forum Committee Opening speech of Loïc Fauchon...> More

Category: General

2012, the « Forum of Solutions » Experts to reveal the first solutions

18 January 2011

Paris, Tuesday 18 January 2011> More

Category: Press releases

Interview of Mr Guy Fradin: a time for solutions

04 March 2011

Guy Fradin, Executive Director of the Seine-Normandy Water Board, Governor, World Water Council and Vice-President of the International Committee of the 6th World Water Forum was recently interviewed by Pauline Hili, Managing...> More


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Post-Forum Highlights